Declaration of Love - Măcelaru & Mahler's Fifth

The "Adagietto" from Gustav Mahler's Fifth Symphony is a transcendent heavenly music. It is said to have been a declaration of love to his young wife Alma. The symphony premiered in 1904 in Cologne's Gürzenich. Mahler's work spans the spectrum from energetic marching episodes to Viennese sounds to a boisterous, dancing finale. It is a dramatic symphony tailor-made for Cristian Măcelaru and the WDR Symphony Orchestra. Two works for cello and orche...